Easy comfort food is the name of the game when a big feast like Thanksgiving is looming on the horizon. All this slow cooker pork stew requires is popping everything into the crockpot and setting it on low. You don’t even need to brown the meat because it will be shredded right at the end.
Nothing is ever easy, is it? As I write this, the packers from the moving company are over an hour late and my husband is on the phone trying to track them down. We have done all the prep work and are entirely prepared for the chaos of packers and movers and now…we wait.
We shouldn’t have to wait, but we wait. I don’t like waiting. In fact, I hate waiting and I stink at it. I get very antsy and irritable and I can’t sit still. And lord help the person who crosses me when I am in that mood.
But I also have to laugh a little. I mean, isn’t it par for the course for some big glitch to happen when you are moving? That’s why they say that moving is one of the most stressful events in life.
And if I can laugh a little, then I can relax a little too. It’s annoying and it certainly complicates things, but my energy is better spent focusing on things that are within my control. Like writing this post while we wait.
I said nothing is ever easy, but I lied. Moving is not easy, certainly. But this recipe is really quite easy, even as slow cooker recipes go. Unlike many crockpot soups and stews, you don’t have to brown the meat at all before adding it in. It all gets shredded up at the end and browning it interferes with the ability to shred it properly.
So this really is one of those slow cooker recipes where you add everything to the pot all at once, set your timer and walk away. Eight hours later, dinner is done.
Easy low carb comfort food, just when you need it most.
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Slow Cooker Pork Stew
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil
- 2 ½ lbs boneless pork chops or country-style ribs (try to get something with some fat on it, for better flavour and tenderness)
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 15 oz canned diced tomatoes
- 1 ½ cups peeled cubed rutabaga
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 6 lime wedges
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a large 5 or 6 quart slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
- Cook on low for 8 hours. In the last half hour of cooking, remove pork and transfer to a cutting board. When it is cool enough to touch, shred with your fingers. Add back to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Season with additional salt and pepper to taste and serve each with a squeeze of lime.
Dee Gee says
My husband and I LOVE it. Thanks so much!
Carolyn says
Wonderful!
Lila says
Made this recipe yesterday; it went over very well with everyone who tried it, it’s definitely a keeper! Also, first time I’ve tried rutabaga. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Debra says
Hopefully everything went smoothy after the movers finally arrived. I hope you are settling nicely in youf new space although not sure when the movers are scheduled to arrive so you can start settling in!
Carolyn says
Thank you! We won’t have our stuff for at least a week yet.
Melanie says
This recipe looks wonderful! Thank you for sharing in the midst of everything going on in your life. I thought I heard you were moving to my neck of the woods. Would I sound like a crazy stalker if I offered to bring you a housewarming/welcome to the area gift? 😉 In any case, I hope things go more smoothly for you all and that you get settled without a hitch. You deserve a break!
Carolyn says
Thank you! Not stalkerish at all. 🙂
Sarah G says
Did the movers ever get there??
Carolyn says
They did and now we are camping out in an empty house until we fly out on Monday!
Sarah G says
Scary but exciting! Hoping all goes great!
janet says
Yep! Movers are late, that is just par for the course. : )
We moved so much when I was a child my mother had it down to an art. One room a day throw out everything you didn’t absolutely need and it would all fit in one truck. The one time she was ill and we didn’t get all the rooms done it took 2 trucks! She could laugh about it later but I’m sure it was not easy. My father was a type A personality and he never turned down a job, so the longest we ever lived anywhere was 4 years, and the shortest was 6 weeks. I never even saw that house cause I was spending the summer with my Grandmother! I guess what I’m trying to say is try not to sweat it, it all works out!
Carolyn says
Thanks, Janet!
Robin says
Carolyn
I think you are wonderful to keep blogging even when your family is in the middle of such a big move. I wish there was a way to help you — as much as you have helped me. Your recipes are what I make everyday to keep me going on low carb.
Please tell us if there is anything you need.
Robin
Sandra says
Maybe this lateness right off the bat will ensure that everything else about the move will run like clock work!
Monica says
Good luck on your move. Can’t wait to hear about all your new adventures. This recipe looks great. I have so many in my folder to make now I don’t know where to start. 🙂
Susan says
My experience with movers is that the only time they show up on time is when you are not ready for them. Then they are apt to show up early. I think it’s a law of the universe that physicists have yet to discover. Good luck!
Carolyn says
I would wager that you are correct, Susan!